Taira 2 [Honya Mudstone] (Miocene of Japan)

Where: Japan (35.6° N, 137.5° E: paleocoordinates 39.7° N, 134.9° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Honya Mudstone Formation, Early/Lower Miocene (23.0 - 16.0 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: Honya Mudstone. AGE: Listed as lower Miocene.

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; siltstone

• ENVIRONMENT: Not stated, but apparently shallow marine siliciclastic.
• SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Siltstone. LITHIFICATION: Unknown.

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: surface (in situ),

• COLLECTOR: Unknown. REPOSITORY Unknown.

Primary reference: R. Majima. 1989. Cenozoic fossil Naticidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in Japan. Bulletins of American Paleontology 96(331):1-159 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 78431: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 06.02.2008

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Taxonomic list

• COVERAGE: Only includes Naticidae. NOMENCLATURE: Authoritative publication, with taxa assigned to species resolution.
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Gastropoda
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Bulbus fragilis
Bulbus fragilis Leach 1819 moon snail